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Ask Delbert McClinton what he set out to do on his new album, Prick of the Litter, and he just laughs.  "What did I intend to do with...

Secret CIA documents show the US had plans to either give the Falkland Islands to Argentina and repatriate the islanders to Scotland or allow them become Argentine citizens because the spy agency thought the UK would lose the 1982 war.
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The Philadelphia band gets at the heart of youthful romance with peculiar — and, frankly, gross — scientific specificity.

Knicks guard says that's why he passed up game-tying 3

No more excuses, people.

No more "They're Republicans, my call won't matter." Or "They're Democrats, I don't have to call." Yes, you do.

Since this session of Congress started, I have made at least two calls a day to my senators and congressman.

I call to complain, I call to urge them on, I call to oppose. I do this because they count those calls, and they report them to their caucus.

I don't just call, I urge my Twitter and Facebook followers to call, too.

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See a breakdown of how a master comedian like Louis C.K. puts together a joke.

Snapchat says the ex-employee who's suing the company for wrongful termination is only after publicity, according to a petition to compel...

As anyone who's ever bought or sold a home, renovated or remodeled or undertook an extensive home-improvement project knows—it's impossible to wholly encapsulate that experience...

The composer behind the Mission: Impossible theme joined host Marian McPartland in 1997.

A research review suggests that statins - commonly used for reducing cholesterol to prevent cardiovascular disease - may also prevent blood clots in veins.

June 21, 1960 — Jan. 14, 2017

Apple is higher by 0.3% at $120.11 after BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, boosted its stake in the company to 322 million shares, according to a SEC filing. 

The 2017 Presidential Inauguration parade is set to take place later today (January 20) after President Donald Trump is sworn into office. The parade is set to span 1.5 miles from the Capitol to the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, with President Donald Trump and VP Mike Pence leading the way. PHOTOS: Check out the [...]

Big Sean will be making moves with comedian Aziz Ansari for his Saturday Night Live debut on Saturday (Jan. 21).  In a new promo...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lawrence Summers, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, explains why he thinks China won’t be able to leverage the current geopolitical landscape and assume global economic leadership with openness.

YAMAGATA, Japan - Yuki Ito of Japan soars through the air en route to capturing her second title of the season in a Wo...

Nearly 7,000 customers will be paid back.

Russian Ambassador to Spain Yuri Korchagin said that the trading volume between Russia and Spain, which was more than 13 billion euros (approximately $13.85 billion) in 2013, has reduced by half since the EU imposed sanctions against Russia.

TOKYO, Japan - Ura (L) defeats Amakaze with a "tasukizori" reverse backward body drop in the juryo division on the ...

Goed nieuws voor wie niet genoeg kan krijgen van de avonturen van Harry Potter. De geruchten worden steeds sterker dat er een nieuwe trilogie in de maak is. Het zou gaan om de verfilming van het toneelstuk 'Harry Potter and The Cursed Child'.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama officially welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, to the White House on Friday.

IT WOULD be hard to find two more different characters than Theresa May and Donald Trump; the former a suburban vicar's daughter, the latter a brash reality TV star. But they face similar problems—how to keep both the markets and their supporters satisfied. For Mrs May, the problem is her dissonant rhetoric.

Trump wants confrontational trade policies, and Congress will help him get them, writes Vox's Matt Yglesias.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says law enforcement agencies cannot seek restitution from defendants in drunken driving cases when officers respond during the normal course of their work and not for an emergency.

Ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft operate differently from traditional taxi companies and therefore don’t have to be subject to the same regulations, a federal judge wrote this week in dismissing a lawsuit against the city of Newark filed by several taxi and limo companies. U.S. District Judge William Walls’ ruling Wednesday is the latest